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standing on

standing on is the present participle and gerund of stand on.

Meaning of stand on

Verb

stand on (third-person singular simple present stands on, present participle standing on, simple past and past participle stood on)

  1. To continue following the same course.
  2. To observe a ceremony or tradition; to insist on proper behavior or recognition.
    • Let's not stand on ceremony.
    Synonyms:
    stand upon

Questions about standing on

What is standing on the present participle and gerund of?
Standing on is the present participle and gerund of stand on.

Words near standing on in the dictionary

  1. standing jokes
  2. standing mile
  3. standing miles
  4. standing O
  5. standing off
  6. standing on
  7. standing on business
  8. standing on ceremony
  9. standing on its own
  10. standing on one's dignity
  11. standing on one's head

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Adapted from Wiktionary: standing on (page history and authors); stand on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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